o PDAchi pida zatli suru. The PDA curse will begin again. Babush Monserrate likely to relaunch Planning and Development Authorities. (Sunaparant) These bodies were known for their high level of corruption.

o Goa government's choice for the Special Economic Zone is North Goa. Four economic clusters to be set up. (GT)

o Panjim's market second phase has turned into a major health hazard, for 1100-odd vendors and traders, plus shoppers and residents. Rainwater and filth and debris has collected, making it a breeding ground of mosquitoes. (GT)

o Panjim market phase II parking area under rain water. (H)

o British paedophile Duncan Grant (54) in the trap in Mumbai, after allegedly sexually abusing homeless street children in the Anchorage Shelter there, is probably linked to Goa through the case of 53-year-old German Helmut Brinkmann.(GT)

o Parents in Pernem taluka, in northernmost Goa, are in favour of reverting to English in primary school, even though they concede that it weans students away from their culture and education.

o Food and Drug Administration says 30-40% of the 144 roadside food outlets in Goa don't comply with rules, in past two months.(H)

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